Representative Allen West (FL 22nd CD) Rally on Lexington Green – August 5, 2012 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
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1 Bedford Street – Lexington
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Date(s) – 5 Aug 2012
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Buckman Tavern
Prince Estabrook was a black slave and Minutemen Private who fought and was wounded at the Battle of Lexington, the first battle of the American Revolutionary War. An undated broadside from the time identified him as “a Negro Man”, spelled his name Easterbrooks, and listed him among the wounded from Lexington. Born around 1741, he was a slave belonging to the family of Benjamin Estabrook from whom he most likely took his name
He was honored in 2008 by the city of Lexington with a monument erected in front of Buckman Tavern as being the first black combatant of the American Revolution and for representing the thousands of slaves who fought for their country even though their own freedom was not afforded to their people until almost a hundred years later. The inscription on the marker reads:
In Honor of Prince Estabrook — Prince Estabrook was a slave who lived in Lexington. At dawn on April, 19, 1775, he was one of the Lexington Minute Men awaiting the arrival of the British Regulars at the Buckman Tavern. In the battle which followed, Prince Estabrook was wounded on Lexington Green. Through circumstances and destiny, he thus became the first black soldier to fight in the American Revolution. — This monument is dedicated to the memory of Prince Estabrook and the thousands of other courageous black patriots long denied the recognition they deserve. — Donated by the Alice Hinkle Memorial Fund — April 21, 2008
Memorial
Prince Estabrook memorial in Lexington, MA, USA.
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